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The Filipino protest collection

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box 1, folder 1

Anti-martial law files circa 1976

General

Files include "A Filipino Political Prisoner" brochure, a flyer and letter from the Alliance Againt Martial Law in the Phillipines and "The Myth of Martial Law" flyer.

box 1, folder 2

People's war in the Philippines. Manila: Katipunan ng mga Demokratikong Pilipino. 1974

box 1, folder 3

Registered Nurse licensing exam and permit extension: the facts, pamphlet 1981

General

San Francisco: Nurses Organizing Committee. Argues that the state board licensing exam is discriminatory against minorities and foreign-trained nurses. Announces a hearing in San Francisco to discuss extending interim permits.

box 1, folder 4

Philippines information bulletin, vol. 3, no. 4 October 1975

General

Published by Filipino anti-Marcos dissidents in exile.

box 1, folder 5

We demand justice: free Narciso and Perez!, pamphlet 1977

General

Following the mysterious murder of ten patients in Ann Arbor, the FBI stepped in to investigate and ended up pressing a circumstantial case against two nurses, who were convicted on July 13. The case became a cause celebre for Asian American activists across the country and for Marxist groups, for the FBI's prosecution was viewed as racial scapegoating; the nurses' supervisor committed suicide after allegdly confessing to the crimes herself. The convictions were overturned on appeal and the case was dropped

box 1, folder 6

Foreign nurses and the US nursing crisis, pamphlet 1982

General

Argues that the licensing exam for nurses is dicriminatory, leading many Filipina immigrant women to fail and thus be eligible for deportation - exacerbating the shortage of nurses.

box 1, folder 7

Oppose racist licensure, extend interim permits!! 1981

General

Argues that the state board licensing exam is racist, given the much lower passing rate for foreign-trained nurses, criticizes the California Nurses Association for being "willing to sacrifice the interests of minority nurses for a 'standard' based on a racist exam. In the meantime, hundreds of minority and foreign nurses, who could very well help to relieve the nurse shortage, continue to be barred from practice as RN's."

box 1, folder 8

Stop deportation of H-1 nurses, pamphlet 1981

General

Argues that the licensing exam for nurses is dicriminatory, leading many Filipina immigrant women to fail and thus be eligible for deportation.

box 1, folder 9

Extend interim permits for nurses, oppose racist licensure 1981

General

Argues that the state board licensing exam is discriminatory against minorities and foreign-trained nurses. Announces a hearing in San Francisco to discuss extending interim permits.

box 1, folder 10

Sison, Jose Maria. National democracy and socialism. Mansfield Depot, CT: Philippines Research Center 1986

General

By the Filipino Maoist leader, reprinted by supporters in the US.

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